Jacob Cordeiro

Jacob Cordeiro has been playing Minecraft since the Alpha pre-release. He attends Stanford Online High School and is the author of Minecraft For Dummies, Portable Edition.

Articles & Books From Jacob Cordeiro

Article / Updated 12-17-2020
In the game Minecraft, mining is an incredibly useful practice that gives you a fast (though challenging) means of obtaining strong minerals such as iron, redstone, and diamond. You can mine in a number of ways, so use whichever method suits you best. Below we will detail four effective methodologies for how to mine quickly and yield the best results: Cave Mining Branch Mining Staircase Mining Quarry Mining These mining tips aren't strict guidelines.
Article / Updated 10-18-2022
Minecraft is a virtual open world video game where players can dig, mine, build, craft, and enchant things. The game is typically described as a “sandbox game” because players can create their own worlds and experiences where the possibilities are truly limitless.Unlike normal video games, Minecraft allows you to be in control of the game, and it even has options allowing players to act as moderators and build their own coding/modding directly into the game!
Article / Updated 10-27-2021
A command block is a Minecraft in-game item that will execute certain commands. These blocks are typically available across multiplayer servers and custom servers, as they are only available in Minecraft worlds that have cheats enabled. As a result, players cannot use command blocks in Survival Mode.Once you have a command block, you will be able to operate it to alter the existing world, change game settings, and even grant players experience points.
Article / Updated 10-05-2021
Redstone is one of the more advanced concepts in Minecraft. You can obtain redstone dust by mining redstone ore underground. You can spread this dust across the ground as wire, attach it to levers or doors, and craft it into torches and repeaters to build machines. Whether you want a lever that performs two tasks at a time, a combination lock, or a giant virtual computer, you can build it by cleverly arranging redstone dust.
Article / Updated 12-17-2020
You can farm a variety of plants in Minecraft, some of which provide food, some that you can trade or sell to make profit, and some that you can use to make important utensils. Understanding all of your plant options is also important when designing a garden! Wheat, carrots, and potatoes Wheat, carrots, and potatoes are relatively simple to farm.
Article / Updated 04-24-2017
Though farming is not a required task in Minecraft, having a reliable source of renewable resources is useful. Many different items (plants, mostly) can be farmed in Minecraft. Crops Harvestable items such as wheat, melons, and pumpkins fit the raw definition of Minecraft farming by requiring well-irrigated farmland.
Article / Updated 09-27-2021
Here are some tips for how you can apply redstone programming in Minecraft — specifically, in Survival mode. Check out these ten ideas for using redstone that you may find particularly useful or interesting. Self-harvesting farms Many farms can be self-harvesting — automated to produce items with little to no input from you.
Article / Updated 01-14-2022
Command blocks are useful elements in Minecraft because they have world-bending abilities. You first need to obtain a command block, and then you must program and activate it to be useful to you in the game. Obtaining a command block Command blocks, because of their world-bending abilities, cannot be found in Survival mode.
Minecraft Redstone For Dummies
The indispensable primer for achieving redstone greatnessMinecraft Redstone For Dummies is the complete guide to finding, using, and maximizing the power of redstone in the Minecraft world. This key element is essential for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust – a flat, transparent block that can transmit redstone power, the major component of most redstone circuits.